Chris Howard vs. Bill Upham — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Upham
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Upham built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.37 and 1.398 for Bill Upham. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Upham

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
38.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
35.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Upham

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.639
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Upham

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
450
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
17.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
7.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
175
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA